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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
all true, but also much easier for "the MAN" to know exactly what yr reading when you read it.
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im waiting for my man
26 dollars in my hand
there's no "man" that's after me. the man fingerprinted and photographed me, took my blood samples, interrogated me in front of a camera, and mailed me a green card. if i was going to be paranoid, i'd have bigger things to worry about.
besides, im not reading manuals on making dirty bombs-- fact is, i don't even think amazon sells those, much less through the kindle. if someone wanted to know what books i read they could subpoena amazon and barnes & noble, they have the list of a lot of the books i've bought the past 10 years, including manuals on how to shove beads up a lady's ass. they could also interrogate my local seller of used books-- i live mere blocks away from him anyway and he could pick me out of a crowd. but really, who the fuck cares about what i do?
a few years ago i saw a yellowed copy of abbie hoffman's "steal this book" selling for $40. i laughed.
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ps-- the most "subversive" books i've ever read i've read at library of congress-- CIA sabotage manuals, apologias of the MRTA, and various others. the man gave them to me free of charge!